I Know I'm Different, But I Don't

This Is The World You Have Made Yourself, Now You Have To Live In It.

It's Logical That People From Bad Times Will Reflect Their Feelings In Their Communication. Music Is Part Of The Communication. If You Lived It, You Can Do It.

I Applied For A Scholarship To Curtis Institute Of Music In Philadelphia. I Knew I Was Good Enough, But They Turned Me Down. And It Took Me About Six Months To Realize It Was Because I Was Black. I Never Really Got Over That Jolt Of Racism At The Time.

You Can't Be Different If You Look At It. Being Gifted Is Different. I Had That In My Piano Playing. I'm Very Thankful For That. I'm Very Aware Of That. The Style And What I Fed Is Just Me. I Never Worked At It. It Just Happened.

You Don't Have To Live Next To Me / Just Give Me My Equality.